Personal Info
Birth date
1955-10-25 (69 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Durban, South Africa
Also known as
-Glynis Barber
Biography
Glynis Barber (born Glynis van der Riet; 25 October 1955) is a South African actress. She is known for her portrayals of Sgt. Harriet Makepeace in the British police drama Dempsey and Makepeace, Glenda Mitchell in EastEnders, DCI Grace Barraclough in Emmerdale, Fiona Brake in Night and Day, and Soolin in Blake's 7. In 2022, she joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Norma Crow.
Filmography
EastEnders
4.118
Overview:
The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.BBC Play of the Month
5
Overview:
A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.Red Dwarf
8.1
Overview:
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.Diagnosis: Murder
7.071
Overview:
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.Tales of the Unexpected
6.711
Overview:
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.Emmerdale
4.1
Overview:
The lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolve around a farm and the nearby village. With murders, affairs, lies, deceit, laughter and tears, it's all there in the village.Night and Day
7
Overview:
Night and Day is a British soap opera which was produced by Granada Television for LWT and ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. Its theme-song, "Always & Forever", was sung by Kylie Minogue.Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
5
Overview:
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auctionThe Outpost
7.5
Overview:
Talon, the lone survivor of a race called the Blackbloods, sets off to the edge of civilisation to track her family's killers. On her journey she discovers she has supernatural powers which she must learn to harness in order to achieve her goals.Highlander: The Raven
5.457
Overview:
Highlander: The Raven was a short-lived spin-off from the television series Highlander, continuing the saga of a female Immortal. The series followed the character of Amanda, an Immortal who had a recurring role in Highlander: The Series. The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Paris, France and was produced by Gaumont Télévision and Fireworks Media in association with Davis-Panzer Productions.Palace Guard
3.5
Overview:
Palace Guard is the story of a reformed jewel thief and cat burglar, Tommy Logan, who, after serving three years in prison, is released on parole and accepts an offer to become the head of security for the posh Palace Hotel chain. There were two reasons for this somewhat unusual job offer. One was that Logan had previously enjoyed great success in stealing from the high-class clientele of the Palace chain, and hence it was thought that he'd understand how to prevent others from doing so. And the other was that Tommy was the illegitimate son of the chain's owner, Arturo Taft, though Taft did not reveal this to Logan. The show centered primarily around the working relationship between Logan and his new boss, Christy Cooper, the hotel chain's Vice-President of Public Relations. In each episode, Logan and Cooper travelled to a hotel in a different city where Logan would help avert some disaster using quirky and questionable methods, leaving Cooper to sweep up the fallout.Trial & Retribution
6.769
Overview:
Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect. Each episode of the Trial & Retribution series is broadcast over two nights. The 2008 series 10 had 10 episodes, the longest run of the drama so far. The latest series was number 12 which aired in February 2009.Dempsey and Makepeace
6.4
Overview:
Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The leading roles were played by Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber, who later married each other on 18 November 1989. The series combined elements of previous series such as the mis-matching of British and American crime-fighters from different classes as seen in The Persuaders! and the action of The Professionals.GMTV
5.6
Overview:
GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end. The final edition of GMTV was broadcast on 3 September 2010.The Terry and Gaby Show
5
Overview:
The Terry and Gaby Show was a daytime television show broadcast on Five on weekday mornings between June 2003 and April 2004, produced by Chris Evans' company UMTV. It was hosted by Terry Wogan and Gaby Roslin. The opening titles featured Gaby dressed up like a movie star driven to the studio in a limo and walking on red carpet to the door. Meanwhile Terry, carrying a briefcase, rode a rickety old bicycle across London and parked it outside the back door before quietly entering the building through said back door. The show was not well known for the guests who appeared on it, but rather for its many bloopers or double entendresNew Tricks
7.4
Overview:
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.A Fine Romance
5.3
Overview:
A Fine Romance is a British situation comedy starring husband-and-wife team Judi Dench and Michael Williams. Dench's sister was played by Susan Penhaligon. It was produced by London Weekend Television and written by Bob Larbey. It was first broadcast on 8 November 1981. It lasted for 26 episodes over four series; the final episode being broadcast on 17 February 1984. The series takes its name from a song in the 1936 film Swing Time, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, which Dench recorded as the theme music. The series was nominated for nine BAFTA British Academy Television Awards and a winner of two, both for Dench's performance in 1982 and 1985.The Afternoon Play
NYR
Overview:
The Afternoon Play is a series of individual plays which sometimes appear on BBC One during weekday afternoons. The first series began on 27 January 2003, and as of 2008 there have been five series. Each play has a separate story and cast.The New Adventures of Lucky Jim
NYR
Overview:
Fresh off the Harwich Ferry from the continent, unemployed medieval historian Jim Dixon goes to Swinging London in search of a life and a job.Blake's 7
7.2
Overview:
A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.Murphy's Law
7.7
Overview:
Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy is a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment, he is given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment. Murphy is a loner with little to lose and deals with everything on his own terms. This time around, however, Murphy has an ally in Detective Inspector Annie Guthrie.The World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship
NYR
Overview:
Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of life on board the world's most luxurious cruise ship, the Seven Seas Explorer, revealing the secrets of this floating six-star hotel.Jane
6.5
Overview:
Jane is an early 1980s British animated military comedy television series. It was produced for two series, in 1982 and 1984. Set during World War II, it was created by Norman Pett as a comic strip in the Daily Mail in 1932. The animated series was produced in 10 minute episodes. The cast providing the voices including the likes of Glynis Barber, Bob Danvers Walker, Max Wall, Dean Allen, Robin Bailey, and Clive Mantle. Graham McCallum won BAFA Awards for Best Graphics in 1983 and 1985 for his work on the two series.Secrets of the Royals on Tour
NYR
Overview:
Surprising secrets, incredible moments and often emotional milestones in the history of our globetrotting royals. With archive footage as well as interviews with royal insiders.Oxford Street 24/7
NYR
Overview:
Following the army of unseen workers who keep one of London's busiest shopping streets moving. Going undercover with police officers hunting for shoplifters, Tube staff coping with rush hour, and the retailers who compete to entice visitors in.The Fairy King
3.5
Overview:
When Kyle and Evie Preston start exploring the grounds of their late grandmother's house they discover an old, abandoned mine shaft and soon find that the old lady's stories about fairies trapped underground were true.The Wicked Lady
4.9
Overview:
Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, she gets bored and turns to highway robbery for thrills. While on the road she meets a famous highwayman, and they continue as a team, but some people begin suspecting her identity, and she risks death if she continues her nefarious activities.Hammer of the Gods
4.417
Overview:
Action epic sees a passionate young man transform into a brutal warrior as he travels the unforgiving landscape in search of his long lost brother Hakan The Ferrocious, whose people are relying on him to restore order to their kingdom.Royal Hearts
6.1
Overview:
Kelly, a hopeless romantic in Montana eager to finish her dissertation, and her father, Hank, a rancher, receive news that he has inherited an estate from a faraway land. When they travel there, they discover that Hank has not only inherited the estate, but the title that goes along with it – KING!Acting
TBADream Hacker as Sue Hamilton
2024Highgrove House: A Royal Residence as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020Princess Alice: The Royals’ Greatest Secret as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020Edward & Sophie: The Reluctant Royals? as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020Secrets of the Royals on Tour (2 Episodes) as Narrator
2020Harry: The Troubled Prince as Narrator (voice)
2019The World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship (15 Episodes) as narrator
2018Oxford Street 24/7 (8 Episodes) as Self - Narrator (voice)
2018The Best of EastEnders as Glenda Mitchell (archive footage)
2018The Outpost (13 Episodes) as Gertrusha
2018Royal Hearts as Joan
2013Hammer of the Gods as Astrid
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (1 Episode) as Self - Participant
2004New Tricks (1 Episode) as Cheryl Brooker
2003The Terry and Gaby Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
2003The Afternoon Play (1 Episode) as Brenda
2003The Royal (12 Episodes) as Jean McAteer
2002The Fairy King as Nancy Preston
2001Night and Day (117 Episodes) as Unknown
2001Murphy's Law (1 Episode) as Unknown
1998Highlander: The Raven (1 Episode) as Rachel
1998Déjà Vu as Claire
1997Trial & Retribution (2 Episodes) as Dora Hills
1993Diagnosis: Murder (1 Episode) as Samantha Litvak
1993GMTV (1 Episode) as Self
1992Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side as Lola Brewster
1991Palace Guard (1 Episode) as Unknown
1989Edge of Sanity as Elisabeth Jekyll
1988Red Dwarf (1 Episode) as Woman with Fur
1987Visitors as Lucy
1985Dempsey and Makepeace The Movie as Makepeace
1985An Audience with Billy Connolly as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1985EastEnders (3709, 1 Episode) as Glenda Mitchell, Amy Mitchell
1985Dempsey and Makepeace (30 Episodes) as Harriet Makepeace
1985Tangiers as Beth
1983The Hound of the Baskervilles as Beryl Stapleton
1983The Wicked Lady as Caroline
1982The New Adventures of Lucky Jim (1 Episode) as Lucy Simmons
1982Invaders of the Lost Gold as Janice Jefferson
1982Jane (10 Episodes) as Unknown
1981A Fine Romance (1 Episode) as Linda
1979Yesterday's Hero as Susan
1979Tales of the Unexpected (1 Episode) as Lilian / Sylvia Brett
1978Terror as Carol Tucker
1978Blake's 7 (1, 13 Episode) as Mutoid, Soolin
1972Emmerdale (20 Episodes) as Unknown
1965BBC Play of the Month (1 Episode) as Ethel Voysey